1.1 miles
Distance
12 ft
Climb
-159 ft
Descent
00:06:20
Avg time
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Tristan Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Slaughter Pen Trails
    Bentonville, Arkansas
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, DJ, Fat, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #2075 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #3083 in E-Biking
    • #43909 in Trail Running
    • #22499 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking

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Tristan Trail is a highly rated 1 mile popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near Bentonville Arkansas. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 12 ft blue climb. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Green Rating: Beginner features and moderate terrain.
Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Tristan Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -147 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,112 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,259 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,259 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,112 ft
  • Grade
    -2.5%
  • Grade max
    -17.4%
  • Grade min
    5.6%
  • Distance climb
    453 ft
  • Distance down
    3,944 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,411 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:20
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:01
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on Jan 8, 2025
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Avg: 4.61 (17 votes)
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      Tristan Trail Trail Reports

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      Jan 8, 2025 @ 3:58pm
      Jan 8, 2025
      		 large tree down where barn burner exits onto tristan’s
      Dec 14, 2024 @ 2:37pm
      Dec 14, 2024
      		 Tree down across trail and limbs hanging in view unsafe to pull on our own
      Aug 7, 2024 @ 6:05pm
      Aug 7, 2024
      Jul 22, 2024 @ 12:51pm
      Jul 22, 2024
      Jul 21, 2024 @ 9:42am
      Jul 21, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 124 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 916 rides
      • Last: May 22, 2025

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      Oct 7, 2024 @ 6:20pm
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      Mar 19, 2019 @ 12:27pm
      Mar 19, 2019
      4 |
      Jan 8, 2025 @ 3:58pm
      Jan 8, 2025
      1 |
      Dec 14, 2024 @ 2:37pm
      Dec 14, 2024

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